EXHIBIT 3.81

STATE OF ILLINOIS

OFFICE OF
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
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WHEREAS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
U-HAUL CO. OF ILLINOIS, INC.
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS PROVIDED BY THE BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT OF
ILLINOIS, IN FORCE JULY 1, A.D. 1984.

Now Therefore, I, Jim Edgar, Secretary of State of the State of Illinois, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby issue this certificate and
attach hereto a copy of the Application of the aforesaid corporation.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I, hereto set my hand and cause to be
affixed the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, at the City
of Springfield, this 15th day of November AD. 1990 and of the
Independence of the United States the two hundred and 15th.

/s/ Jim Edgar
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SECRETARY OF STATE

[ILLEGIBLE]

TO JIM EDGAR, Secretary of State

I/We, the incorporator(s), being one or more natural persons of the age of
twenty-one years or more or a corporation for the purpose of forming a
corporation under "The Business Corporation Act" of the State of Illinois, do
hereby adopt the following Articles of Incorporation:

ARTICLE ONE The name of the corporation is: U-Haul Co. of Illinois, Inc.

ARTICLE TWO The name and address of the initial registered agent and
registered office are:
Registered Agent C.T. Corporation System
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First Name Middle Name Last Name
Registered Office 208 S. LaSalle Street
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Number Street (Do not use P.O. Box)
Chicago, IL 60604
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City Zip Code County
ARTICLE THREE The duration of the corporation is [X] perpetual OR __________
years.
ARTICLE FOUR The purposes for which the corporation is organized are:

The rental of trucks and trailers

ARTICLE FIVE Paragraph 1: The class, number of shares, the par value, if
any, of each class which the corporation is authorized to
issue, the number the corporation proposes to issue without
further report to the Secretary of State, and the
consideration (expressed in dollars ) to be received by the
corporation therefor, are:

Par Value Number of shares Number of shares Total consideration
Class Series per share authorized to be issued to be received therefor
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COMMON None $ 10.00 5,000 10,000 $ 10,000.00
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[ILLEGIBLE] (Use [ILLEGIBLE] if no Par Value) Total $ 10,000.00

Paragraph 2: The preferences, qualifications, limitations,
restrictions and the special or relative rights in respect of
the shares of each class are:

None

ARTICLE SIX The corporation will not commence business until at lease one
thousand dollars has been received as consideration for the
issuance of shares.

ARTICLE SEVEN [ILLEGIBLE]
ARTICLE EIGHT (Complete EITHER A or B)

[X] A. All the property of the corporation is to be located in
this State and [ILLEGIBLE] business is to be transacted at or
from places of business in this State, or the incorporator(s)
elect to pay the initial franchise tax on the basis of the
entire consideration to be received for the issuance of
shares.

[ ] B. Paragraph 1: It is estimated that the value of all property
to be owned by the corporation for the following year
wherever located will be $____________________

Paragraph 2: It is estimated that the value of the property
to be located within the State of Illinois during the
following year will be: $____________________

Paragraph 3: It is estimated that the gross amount of
business which will be transacted by the corporation during
the following year will be $____________________

Paragraph 4: It is estimated that the gross amount of
business which will be transacted at or from places of
business in the State of Illinois during the following year
will be $____________________

I/WE the incorporator(s) declare that I/we have examined the foregoing Articles
of Incorporation and that the statements contained therein are, to the best of
my/our knowledge and belief, true, correct and complete. Executed this 19th day
of October, 1990.

(Signatures must be in ink. Carbon copy, xerox or rubber stamp signatures are
not acceptable.)

NOTE: If a corporation acts as incorporator the name of the corporation and
the state of incorporation shall be shown and the execution must be by its
President or Vice-President and verified by him, and the corporate seal shall be
affixed and attested by its Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.

Signature and Names Post Office Address

1. /s/ John A. Lorentz 1. 2721 N. Central Avenue
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Signature Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
John A. Lorentz ----------------------------
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Name (please print)

2. 2.
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Signature Street

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Name (please print) City/Town State Zip

3. 3.
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Signature Street

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Name (please print) City/Town State Zip

STATE OF ILLINOIS

OFFICE OF
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
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WHEREAS, ARTICLES OF MERGER OF
U-HAUL CO. OF ILLINOIS, INC.
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS HAVE BEEN FILED IN THE
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE AS PROVIDED BY THE BUSINESS CORPORATION ACT OF
ILLINOIS, IN FORCE JULY 1, A.D. 1984.

Now Therefore, I, George H. Ryan, Secretary of State of the State of Illinois,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby issue this certificate
and attach hereto a copy of the Application of the aforesaid corporation.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereto set my hand and cause to be
affixed the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, at the City
of Spring field, this 21st day of February A.D. 1991 and of
[SEAL] the Independence of the United States the [ILLIGIBLE] hundred
and 15th.

/s/ George H. Ryan
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SECRETARY OF STATE

PLAN/AGREEMENT/ARTICLES OF MERGER

This PLAN/AGREEMENT/ARTICLES OF MERGER dated this 19th day of January,
1991, entered into by U-Haul Co. of Illinois, Inc., a Illinois corporation, the
surviving corporation and Tap-A-Lite, Inc., U-Haul Co. of Chicago Metroplex and
U-Haul Redistribution Center, Inc. all Illinois corporations, and the absorbed
Corporations, and together referred to as the Constituent Corporations hereby
witnesseth that:

The respective Boards of Directors and the Sole Shareholder by
resolution have determined it to be advisable that the Absorbed Corporation be
merged into the Surviving Corporation under the terms and conditions hereinafter
set forth in accordance with the applicable provisions of the General
Corporation Law of the State of Illinois which laws permit such mergers.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto do agree as follows:

The Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall
continue to be its Articles of Incorporation, unless altered or amended below,
following the effective date of the merger.

The executed PLAN/AGREEMENT/ARTICLES OF MERGER is on file at the
Surviving Corporation's principal office. The location of that office is John A.
Lorentz, 2721 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004.

III

The provisions for handling the shares of stock of the Constituent
Corporations are as follows :

(1) All issued and outstanding shares of stock
of the Absorbed Corporation shall be
cancelled.

(2) On the effective date of the merger and when
the aforementioned cancellation has been
effected, the outstanding shares of stock of
the Surviving Corporation shall be deemed
for all corporate purposes to evidence the
ownership of the Surviving Corporation.

The number of shares outstanding and the number of shares entitled to
vote upon such PLAN/AGREEMENT/ARTICLES OF MERGER, and the number of shares voted
for and against such PLAN/AGREEMENT/ARTICLES OF MERGER as to each corporation
was as follows:

NUMBER OF
NUMBER OF SHARES NUMBER NUMBER
COMPANY SHARES ENTITLED VOTED VOTED
NAME OUTSTANDING TO VOTE FOR AGAINST
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U-HAUL CO. OF ILLINOIS, INC. 1,000 1,000 1,000 -0-

TAP-A-LITE, 15,000 15,000 15,000 -0-

U-HAUL CO. OF CHICAGO 500 500 500 -0-
METROPLEX

U-HAUL REDISTRIBUTION CENTER, 100 100 100 -0-
INC.

The Constituent Corporations shall take or cause to be taken all action
or do or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under the
laws of the State of Illinois to consummate and make effective this merger,
subject, however to the appropriate vote or consent to the stockholders of the
Constituent Corporation in accordance with the requirements of the State of
Illinois.

The Surviving Corporation hereby irrevocable appoints C.T. Corporation
System, as its agent to accept service of process in any suit or other
proceeding and to enforce against the surviving Corporation any obligation of
any Constituent Domestic Corporation or enforce the rights of a dissenting
shareholder of any Constituent Domestic Corporation. A copy of any such process
may be mailed to John A. Lorentz, P.O. Box 21502, Phoenix, Arizona 85036.

VII

The Surviving Corporation shall pay all expenses of accomplishing the
merger, and assumes and responsibility for all tax liabilities of the Absorbed
Corporation.

VIII

The effective date of the merger shall be January 1, 1991, for
accounting purposes only.

Surviving Corporation : U-HAUL CO. ILLINOIS,
INC., a Illinois
Corporation

By: /s/ John A. Lorentz
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John A. Lorentz, President

Verified

By: /s/ Gary V. Klinefelter
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Gary V. Klinefelter, Secretary

Absorbed Corporations : TAP-A-LITE, INC.
U-HAUL CO. OF CHICAGO
METROPLEX
U-HAUL REDISTRIBUTION
CENTER, INC.
All Illinois Corps.

By: /s/ John A. Lorentz
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John A. Lorentz, President

Verified

By: /s/ Gary V. Klinefelter
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Gary V. Klinefelter, Secretary

STATE OF ARIZONA

COUNTY OF MARICOPA

On this 19th day of January, 1991, before me, the undersigned Notary
Public, personally appeared John A. Lorentz, known to me to be the President of
U-Haul Co. of Illinois, Inc., a Illinois Corporation, that he is the person who
executed this instrument on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me
that such corporation executed the same.

/s/ Blanche I. Passolt
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(NOTARY SEAL) NOTARY PUBLIC

STATE OF ARIZONA

COUNTY OF MARICOPA

On this 19th day of January, 1991 before me, the undersigned Notary
Public, personally appeared John A. Lorentz known to me to be the President of
Tap-A-Lite, Inc., U-Haul Co. of Chicago Metroplex and U-Haul Redistribution
Center, Inc., all Illinois Corporations, that he is the person who executed this
instrument on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the same.

(NOTARY SEAL) /s/ Blanche I. Passolt
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NOTARY PUBLIC